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  1. Nov 2017
    1. ut not dowdy. She wears a chatelaine at her belt, with a fountain pen and a paper knife among its pendants]

      The fact that the Shaw goes into intense detail about the characters as well as the setting has allowed an image to be present in my mind that gives me more understanding on the personality of the characters. However, there are two intriguing things about how he chooses to go about it. The first being the way he describes the characters, as if it's a character profile done by police officers. Rather then merely describing their physical features, he also describes their personality. The way the characters are dressed are aligned to the personality traits. The second thing is the attention that is paid on the setting as well. He also describes the environment the characters in before the characters which leads me to think that the setting plays a large role in the outcome of the play.

    1. I suppose, to the sudden storm.

      Bronte's reference to weather in this novel has been playing a crucial role in establishing the tone of the story. By stating that there is a storm sets an ominous mood for the reader and perhaps provides a foreshadow into what will be happening in the near future. Storms are dark and often bring with them, destruction and despair. There are veery few positive things that are left in the wake if the storm, and is grabbing the attention of the reader in which an event or occurrence equally ominous and evil is coming towards the characters.

  2. Oct 2017
    1. Mr. Earnshaw told me to wash it, and give it clean things, and let it sleep with the children.

      Treating the child as if it is not human, but rather as another breed speaks volumes on the personality of the characters. Originally, there was an expectation that they would take this child in and want to give it a better life because they feel bad for the little child of color. However, it is the total opposite. There is only disgust for the child of color. There is a sense of superiority and total lack of emotion amongst the upper class.The lack of empathy and sympathy and the slightest desire to help the chid is in total contrast to what happened in Mansfield Park. Along with that, by making the child sound like a dog, I believe there is foreshadowing occurring here in regards to how the relationship between the child and the family will develop. While the child is currently being mistreated, i believe the tables will turn, and whatever is currently occurring will reflect what happens later in the novel.

    1. ld Nile’s majestic tide;

      Beginning the poem with the mention of the Nile is setting a tone for the rest of the poem. The Nile is a source of power for the Egyptians and is the provider of everything good as well as the reason for destruction. However by describing the river as "majestic" there is a focus on the greatness and glory that it withholds. It's effect on the poem in large is how the tone carries through with a mood of gentle ferocity and caring emotions.

    1. —she checked herself

      'as she checked her self" she is beginning to reflect on her thoughts and her surroundings. The fact that the place that she originally felt so uncomfortable at is now a place that she longs to be. This shows the immense amount of character development that has occurred throughout the play, and how Fanny has grown as a person. However, it is possible that Mansfield has changed Fanny and the fact that the old family began to treat her so well got to her head. It speaks volumes on the fact that Fanny, for sure, is not the same character we are dealing with from the beginning of the novel.

  3. Sep 2017
    1. But there certainly are not so many men of large fortune in the world as there are pretty women to deserve them….

      Right off the bat, Austen is establishing the general themes of the story. Her novels are known to voice the ideals of marriage and expectations of women at the time. She also brings to light the importance of social stature and makes it clear early on that it plays a large role throughout the story. Also, there is a possibility that this line foreshadows future situations involving another marriage, and not just the one that was aforementioned.

    1. Though absent long, These forms of beauty have not been to me, As is a landscape to a blind man’s eye:

      Despite his absences from the setting, there is beauty in the fact that the image is etched into his mind forever. The specific line "As is a landscape to a blind mans eye" provides a sense of emotion and relativity. The description that has been provided to him is all that he has to go of off, but that description is all he needs. Just as a blind man has never seen a landscape, but lives off of the description that has been given to him, is how he feels about this place.

    1.   Close bosom-friend

      Throughout the poem, it is lines like such that lead readers to believe that the poem is an ode, even though Keats chooses otherwise to name it one. The specific terminology that comes with "bosom-friend" is providing a sexual interpretation as well suggesting that the subject is female. It's Keats decision to not label this poem an ode is the most intriguing thing about this poem. He is not one to shy away from odes, and is in fact known for his several dedication pieces. With that in mind, i'm led to believe that there was a mistress or secret lover in Keats life that forced him to disguise her as Autumn.

    1. To his chamber the monarch is led,

      The monarch, the government that put him where he is, is his only savior. At the time, the king or queen was seen as a God sent, the voice of God, and the person who ruled with the greater well being in mind. By the monarch approaching the chamber, it is God who is approaching him. However, I am not certain if he is approaching to redeem.